Crandall Canyon Coal Mine Tragedy - Mr. Murray

August 16, 2007

Crandall Canyon mine owner Robert Murray quickly became the focus of attention at every press briefing. A colorful, candid character, who seemed to be tireless in his efforts to rescue six miners trapped underground.

I’d be very interested to know how much sleep Murray got while the rescue effort was underway. My guess: very little.

After photographing numerous press conferences, we all started trying to come up with any kind of different angle of Murray. It wasn’t long before I found myself photographing Murray walking from his car. At least it was a different angle.